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Population, long-run history by country

Population, long-run history

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023
Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date IcelandMaltaQatarOman
2773876272,348
2813906592,403
2853936912,457
2883967242,510
2893987572,562
2934018502,613
2964041,0012,663
3044051,1532,713
3114061,3062,764
3194091,4602,816
3194121,6152,871
3184141,7702,928
3194161,9042,986
3214202,0103,047
3244262,1033,110
3274352,1873,174
3314452,2613,240
3354552,3263,307
3434682,3843,375
3534852,4353,444
3615042,4803,512
3665162,5193,582
3725182,5533,651
3805302,5593,696

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Iceland

  • 1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

No separate list is published for Malta, Qatar, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.